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Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood

A dated EFSA scientific statement evaluates food occurrence and evidence gaps, especially seafood.

Updated 2026-10-22

A dated EFSA scientific statement evaluates food occurrence and evidence gaps, especially seafood.

Source details

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain. Official document. 2016.

DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4501

Findings

The Panel called for improved, standardized analytical methods, demonstrated quality assurance and better occurrence and toxicity data. This is a scientific assessment, distinct from a legal product limit.

Methods and scope

PDF abstract/summary and §4 conclusions: critical review, not a new occurrence survey; methods and toxicological-data limitations are explicit.

What this source can support

Historical scientific assessment and method-gap context for food, especially seafood.

The statement is dated 2016. Its description of legislation at that time is not used as a claim about all current laws. It supplies no category-specific safe particle count.

Salt · Beer · Honey · Infant food puree · Fish and seafood · Regulatory and agency context

Source provenance

Primary PDF SHA-256: aa0dd4c463405e13eef75b675c68227db0776da0211c3ef63f5c640cf96b7372

The source record identifies the scope and limits of the primary-document review. Follow the DOI or official source link for the original document; this site does not redistribute the PDF.

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Microplastics Reference Library. Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood. Updated 2026-10-22. https://microplasticsindex.com/sources/s-aa0dd4c46340

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